Buffoni Surname
Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname
Buffoni Surname User-submission:
It is an Italian surname, which means 'Joker', but it could come from the onomatopoeic term for 'funny', from the act of 'inflating the cheeks' to blow and to receive slaps in order to draw bizarre and ridiculous sounds. A variant of Sbuffare (snort).
Read More About This SurnameBuffoni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1,601 | 1:38,199 | 6,866 |
| Argentina | 406 | 1:105,279 | 8,914 |
| Brazil | 157 | 1:1,363,531 | 46,236 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| England | 83 | 1:671,302 | 38,633 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| Switzerland | 62 | 1:132,466 | 13,073 |
| Uruguay | 30 | 1:114,392 | 10,866 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Buffoni (26) may also be a first name.
Buffoni Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Italian surname, which means 'Joker', but it could come from the onomatopoeic term for 'funny', from the act of 'inflating the cheeks' to blow and to receive slaps in order to draw bizarre and ridiculous sounds. A variant of Sbuffare (snort).
- charlyseBuffoni Demographics
Buffoni Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Buffoni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buffoni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Buffoni has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buffoni? popularity and diffusion
Buffoni is the 166,677th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,807,221 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Buffoni are found; 62 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 26 people.
The last name Buffoni is most numerous in Italy, where it is held by 1,601 people, or 1 in 38,199. In Italy Buffoni is most frequent in: Tuscany, where 27 percent live, Lombardy, where 25 percent live and Lazio, where 23 percent live. Not including Italy this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Buffoni Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Buffoni has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Buffoni last name grew 8,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buffoni Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Buffoni are 8.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55% registered with the political party.
The amount Buffoni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 21.51% less than the national average, earning €23,570 per year; in United States they earn 41.03% more than the national average, earning $60,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.07% more than the national average, earning $53,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bufffoni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Buffonie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bufoni | 92 | 98 | / |
| Buffone | 86 | 2,959 | / |
| Buffani | 86 | 18 | / |
| Bufonio | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buffona | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boufoni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Buffagni | 80 | 1,254 | / |
| Buffonge | 80 | 128 | / |
| Bouffone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buffones | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bufffone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buffanni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bufani | 77 | 47 | / |
| Bufone | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bouffanie | 75 | 64 | / |
| Buffanais | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bufanio | 71 | 376 | / |
| Bouffanais | 71 | 175 | / |
| Bauffanais | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boufani | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bufagni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boufone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Buffane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Buffagne | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buwfonge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boufoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boufanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buffanes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouffane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouffannais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beufoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baufangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousfani | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buffoni
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis